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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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